Pind Dadan Khan Tahsil, 1908
Pind Dadan Khan Tahsil
Southern subdivision and tahsil of Jhelum. District, Punjab, lying between 32degree 27' and 32begree 50' N. and 72degree 32' and 73degree 29' E., with an area of 875 square miles. It is bounded on the south-east by the Jheluni river, and is traversed in its northern portion by the Salt Range. The hills consist of two roughly parallel ranges about 6 miles apart, with a strip of richly cultivated and fairly level uplands between. The southern slopes of the hills are steep and barren. The rest of the tahsil consists of a belt of alluvial plain, a portion of which is much affected by saline deposits. The population in 1901 was 170,130, compared with 173,071 in 1891. It contains the town of PIND DADAN KHAN (population, 13,770), the head-quarters; and 207 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2-8 lakhs. KATAS and MALOT are places of considerable archaeo- logical interest, the village of JALALPUR possesses historical importance, and the MAYO MINE at Khewra is one of the chief sources of the supply of salt in India.
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
